ABSTRACT
This paper presents a Geotechnical Engineering course designed to meet the needs of students in Construction Management, a major strand leading to a Bachelor of Building degree offered by the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. Because construction managers require a much “broader brush’ approach than a civil or geotechnical engineer, this course relates geomechanics directly to the planning and construction of building projects, both major and residential. For example, emphasis is placed on the interpretation of site investigations and laboratory reports from the point of view of a construction manager, rather than an engineer. However, the course does manage to cover a wide range of conventional topics, treated at a practical, numerical level. Anecdotal comments from past students now working as construction managers suggest that the course has been a worthwhile contribution to their technical education.
